Benedict Freeman (born 8 April 1980) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Scott Windsor in the ITV soap opera '' Emmerdale''. After leaving ''Emmerdale'' in 2007, he embarked on a career in musical theatre, and has since played various roles in the

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. In 2021, he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''

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'' as

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Career

Freeman's first role was playing Chris Longworth in the children's series '' Grange Hill'', a role he portrayed from 1996 to 1998. After leaving ''Grange Hill'', '' Emmerdale'' decided to cast Freeman in the role of Scott Windsor, taking over from previous actor Toby Cockerell. He portrayed the role for nine years. Following ''Emmerdale'' in 2007, Freeman took his career to the stage, playing the Prince in William Shakespeare's ''

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'', Warner in the final cast of '' Legally Blonde'' and Norman in ''

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'', both in West End theatre. On 29 October 2012, he joined the cast of '' Wicked'' in the West End, playing the role of Fiyero. He left the show on 16 November 2013, and joined the British touring cast of a musical version of the American sitcom '' Happy Days'', playing the role of

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. The tour finished in July 2014. In December 2015, Freeman joined the British touring cast of '' The Rocky Horror Show'', where he played the role of Brad Majors. In May 2018, Freeman played the lead role of Ed Leighton in an independent British film ''Hooligan Escape the Russian Job''. Dave Adamaon of '' VultureHound'' praised his contributions to the film, noting his "convincing" and "robust" performance. In November 2018, he played the titular role of Robin Hood in an independent British film titled ''Robin Hood: The Rebellion''. Then in April 2019, he appeared in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'' as Adrian Richards. In January 2021, he joined the BBC soap opera ''

'' in the guest role of

Personal life

Freeman was in a relationship with ''Emmerdale'' co-star Amy Nuttall for four years, until they broke up in 2009.Ellis, James. (27 October 2009
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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Ben 1980 births English male child actors English male film actors English male musical theatre actors English male soap opera actors English male stage actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people)